Improved light absorption in thin-film silicon solar cells by integration of silver nanoparticles

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 354, Issue 19-25, 2008, Pages 2488-2491

  Moulin, E ^a   Sukmanowski, J ^b   Luo, P ^a   Carius, R ^a   Royer, F X ^c   Stiebig, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

ANNEALING TREATMENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 42649089807     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.09.031     Document Type: Article

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